The Sikh Community and Youth Service

Analysis

The Sikh Community and Youth Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sikh Community and Youth Service reported income of £54k and spending of £22k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £92k to £54k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sikh Community and Youth Service sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library (£54k), The Cambrian Coast Evangelical Trust (£54k) and Poole Community Exchange (£54k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.